New Delhi, July 15 — The Enforcement Directorate (ED) has attached six immovable properties worth ₹4.18 crore in connection with a money laundering probe linked to late gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari. The properties are located in New Delhi and Uttar Pradesh and are owned by Spectrum Infraservices, a firm tied to Ansari’s associates.
The ED’s Allahabad Sub-Zonal office issued a Provisional Attachment Order on Tuesday, identifying one residential apartment in Delhi, three residential plots in Varanasi, and two agricultural lands in Ghazipur among the seized assets.
The investigation was initiated based on an FIR lodged at Dakshin Tola Police Station in Mau, where Vikas Construction — a firm under the influence of Ansari — was found to have illegally encroached on government land. The company reportedly built godowns on the land and leased them to the Food Corporation of India (FCI), earning proceeds of crime (POC) worth ₹15.31 crore in rent. Additional illicit earnings included ₹2.25 crore in subsidies, ₹3.10 crore from ex-partners, and ₹7.05 crore in handling charges, bringing the total POC to ₹27.72 crore.
According to the ED, Vikas Construction was operated by Ansari’s close relatives, including his brother-in-law Atif Raza, who held a 15% stake. Proceeds were funneled into business accounts of companies like Aaghaz Project and Inizio Network Solution — controlled by Ansari — and then layered through companies owned by former MP Atul Rai, such as Spectrum Infraservices.
An additional ₹1 crore was traced to Jitender Sapra and his family members. These funds were eventually used to purchase the now-attached properties.
The ED said total attachments in the case have reached ₹6.40 crore as investigations continue.
